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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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